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Auction History Result 3z0741 BEN-HUR set of 6 Italian 27x39 pbustas 1960 Charlton Heston, Wyler classic, ultra rare! Date Sold 3/16/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 6 Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Italian Photobusta Movie Posters (lrg pbustas; measure 26 1/2" x 38 1/2" [67 x 98 cm]) (Learn More) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the classic 1960 (it premiered in late 1959, to qualify for the Oscars, but it is generally considered a 1960 movie) William Wyler (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Biblical religious adventure epic ("The Entertainment experience of a lifetime!"; "The world's greatest show..."; "The world's most honored motion picture!"; "Winner of 11 academy awards including 'Best Picture'"; "The thrilling chariot race is about to begin. As all Rome cheers, 'Ben-Hur' moves his team to the starting line."; "A story of the people and times of The Christ"; "Based on the classic novel by General Lew Wallace"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award; winner of 11 Academy Awards, which was the record won by a single movie at that time) starring Charlton Heston (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Judah Ben-Hur), Jack Hawkins (as Quintus Arrius), Haya Harareet (as Esther), Stephen Boyd (as Messala), Hugh Griffith (winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Sheik Ilderim), Martha Scott (as Miriam), Cathy O'Donnell (as Tirzah), Sam Jaffe (as Simonides), Frank Thring (as Pontius Pilate), and Claude Heater (as Jesus, but his face is never shown throughout the movie, although you see parts of his body). Note that this classic novel was written in 1880, and there were numerous stage versions and an early silent version in 1907, but the definitive silent version was made in 1925 by Fred Niblo with Ramon Novarro in the leading role, and then this classic sound version. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned these Italian photobustas in this large 27x39 format! Condition: good to very good. Each of the posters has some creases around the edges and a few scattered in portions of the image. All but one have some amount of slight discoloration at left (except the one with the chariot scene has some at right). The one with the manger scene has much more slight discoloration in the edges than the others. Please see our super-sized images to get a good sense of the condition of these rare posters prior to placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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